Visor

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For other uses, see Visor (disambiguation).
Alan Bean on the moon wearing a helmet with a visor

A visor is a surface that protects the eyes, such as shading them from the sun or other bright light or protecting them from objects. Types of visors include:-

  • A type of hat consisting only of a visor and a way to fasten it to the head.
  • The transparent or semi-transparent front part of a motorcycle crash helmet or police riotsquad helmet
  • Any such vertical surface on any hat or helmet.
  • Any such horizontal surface on any hat or helmet (called a peak in British English).
  • The part of a helmet in a suit of armor that protects the eyes.
  • A device in an automobile that the driver or front passenger can lower over part of the windshield to block the sun (sun visor).
  • A shield to protect the eyes from sunlight on a flight helmet, or an American football helmet.
  • Green eyeshades, formerly worn by accountants and others engaged in vision-intensive, detail-oriented occupations
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